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UN Commission on Human Rights

Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Commission on Human Rights was slated to be abolished on 16 June 2006 with the conclusion of its sixty-second session and pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council. The Commission on Human Rights for decades was considered to be the central architect of the work of the United Nations in the field of human rights. Delegates from its 53 member States, together with those of observer States and non-governmental organizations, met in March/April of each year in regular sessions in Geneva, though special sessions were sometimes held at other times to deal with urgent and acute human rights situations. It was assisted in this work by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, a number of working groups and a network of individual experts, representatives and special rapporteurs mandated to report to it on specific issues or countries. At its regular sessions, the Commission adopted resolutions, decisions and statements on matters of relevance to individuals in all regions and circumstances.  Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr
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Report of the Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Burundi, Akich Okola

23 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

The Right of Peoples to Self-Determination And Its Application to Peoples under Colonial Or Alien Domination or Foreign Occupation Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of people to self-determination

23 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing as a Component of the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living: Summary of Communications Sent and Replies Received from Governments and other actors, 16 December 2004 - 1 December 2005

23 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Specific Group and Individuals: Mass Exoduses and Displaced Persons, Report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Walter Kälin. Addendum, Framework for national responsibility

23 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Civil and Political Rights, Including The Questions of Torture And Detention Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Report of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak

23 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Mission to Mongolia

20 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People: Mission to South Africa

15 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,Promotion of the enjoyment of the cultural rights of everyone and respect for different cultural identities Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

15 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report submitted on freedom of religion or belief, Addendum, Mission to Sri Lanka

12 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Torture and Detention, Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

12 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

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